Vitrines
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chestnut
20th Century Country Vitrines
Cut Steel
20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
Early 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1940s French Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Late 20th Century Spanish Vitrines
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass, Rosewood
1970s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Teak
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1950s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Oak
2010s English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Maple
18th Century British Hepplewhite Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
Late 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Vitrines
Siena Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Rosewood
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines
Brass
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1890s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Blown Glass, Walnut
1970s Dutch Vintage Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Fir
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Giltwood
1980s European Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1890s Italian Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vitrines
Lead
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Fruitwood
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1850s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century Vitrines
Oak, Glass, Mirror
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Brass
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Adam Style Vitrines
Burl
1890s Romanian Empire Revival Antique Vitrines
Bronze
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique and Vintage Vitrines
Why not give your precious collectibles the case pieces they deserve? Antique and vintage vitrines can be used to safely store and display your most treasured objects.
While they were initially used to display relics in churches or to preserve specimens for scientific observation, vitrines are best known for their place in retail spaces and museums. The name for these glass display cases comes from the Latin word “vitrum,” meaning glass, as well as the Old French word “vitre,” which also refers to glass. Instead of simply showcasing collector’s items on shelves, you can bestow extra importance on them by displaying them in a vitrine for passers-by to observe and admire.
Not all vitrines are created equal. Over time, furniture makers have explored different shapes and sizes for vitrines. A display case you’ll find in a retail store will likely look drastically different from what you’ll see in a museum or art gallery. A vitrine in a shop is likely there to best market specific wares to the general public, while in museums there is usually a range of different vitrines intended to house and protect single objects or to display a grouping of artifacts.
Most of us have an antique, new or vintage case piece in our home. Though the terms “case pieces” and “case goods” may cause even the most decor-obsessed to stumble, these furnishings have been a vital part of the home for centuries. Any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — cabinets, dressers, buffets — may be properly termed a case piece.
Mirror-backed vitrines, which refer to cases that usually feature shelved and mirrored interiors, are a most appropriate home for your jewelry or decorative objects. Adding such items to a vitrine already suggests that there is an irreplaceable preciousness to the case’s contents, and the mirrors will emphasize as much as well as refract more light to render the display eye-catching.
On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of antique and vintage vitrines to protect and preserve your most prized items. The collection of mid-century modern vitrines and Art Deco vitrines is mostly inclusive of those built with a wooden frame, but there are many other types to choose from as well. It’s time to give your collectibles a good home!